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Your Next Dream Vacation – Belize

Belize Vacation

At the start of every New Year we begin to envision and plan towards our dreams and future goals. In the hustle and bustle of an ordinary life it should be an obligation to take a few weeks off to enjoy a vacation, one that will allow you to experience the natural wonders of the world. There is but one place that allows you to experience the natural wonders of several “worlds”, and that place is called Belize.

Belize has been referred to for many years as Nature’s Best Kept Secret, the secret country in Central America that is marvelous […]

By George Stoyle|February 14th, 2013|Belize, belize travel, Belize vacation, Placencia, Travel to Belize|0 Comments

My First Dives in the Indigo Blue Waters for Caribbean Scuba Diving!

Amazing Caribbean Scuba Diving in Placencia, Belize!

My boyfriend Tony, at the time, has always been a diving enthusiast and had tried to convince me to take a few dive courses so I can join him in his underwater adventures when he visits the Caribbean scuba diving. Till now just the thought of going in the ocean filled with sharks and other unknown scary marine creatures, while carrying on your back heavy tanks, was not particularly exciting to me at first. Now, our yearly vacation trip to a new destination was coming up and we were doing a […]

By George Stoyle|October 4th, 2012|Beaches and Belize, Belize diving experience, belize hotels, belize travel, Central America, dive in belize, Girls get-away, Placencia, Scuba Girls, Silk Cayes, Travel Belize|0 Comments

Embrace the King with our Belize Jungle Tours in the World’s first designated Jaguar Preserve

Belize Jungle Tours – Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve

The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, named after its cockscomb appearance within the Maya Mountain in Southern Belize, was the world’s first jaguar reserve and is a protected subtropical rainforest. More than two decades after its creation, the sanctuary remains a model for wildlife conservation and a point of pride for Belizeans. This jaguar reserve, where a viable population still strives today, is a most critical part of a larger jaguar corridor system where the wild and magnificent jaguar roams throughout two continents from Northern Mexico to Northern Argentina.

Of the five native […]

By George Stoyle|September 22nd, 2012|Belize, belize hotel, belize hotels, Cockscomb Basin Wild Sanctuary, Placencia, Placencia Belize, placencia hotels, Travel Belize|0 Comments

Any unlucky anglers who haven’t been to Belize fishing? Here is some bait to hook you!

Belize is where you go catching not just fishing. This small, yet so big blue Caribbean jewel, is synonymous with exceptional fishing. Belize fishing has long been recognized as a world-class angling destination, and fishermen from all parts of the world come for great sports fishing.

What makes Belize so appealing is the vast diversity of fishing grounds, of fish species, different types of fishing and the sheer natural beauty of the unique landscape where these grounds are found. In addition to the endless numbers of cayes, deep blue water and turtle-grass flats, Belize boosts an abundance of rivers, lagoons, and freshwater […]

By George Stoyle|July 18th, 2012|anglers, Belize, Belize vacation, Best Belize Travel, fishing, fly fishing, Placencia, Travel to Belize|0 Comments

Belize Family Vacations in Placencia – Monkey River Tour

Choosing a fantastic vacation destination this year was a difficult decision for my family. My two children Harry and Britney are turning 12 and 15 years respectively this year and we were all in agreement that a destination in the Caribbean and off the beaten path would be a good change from the usual yearly visits to well- known destinations. After doing a bit of research, we found out about Belize and its many diverse offerings of reef and inland adventures in the tiny but lovely country of Belize which is literally in our backyard just two hours from our […]

By George Stoyle|April 15th, 2012|belize family vacations, belize hotels, belize inland tours, belize monkey river tour, Belize vacation, belize vacations, monkey river tour, Placencia|0 Comments

Belize Whale Shark Season is near at Gladden Spit Marine Reserve

Diving and snorkeling enthusiasts anxiously await the Belize whale shark season for 2013 at Gladden Spit Marine Reserve from March to June. During these months the gentle giants of the ocean migrate to this corners of the world about an hour boat ride from Placencia, to feed on the spawn especially from mutton, cubera and dog snapper.

Whale Shark

These snappers thrive in the open waters of the marine reserve and are relatively abundant in Belize where Mother Nature has been generous in her distribution of a vibrant reef system and ecological diversity. Unlike its Caribbean counterparts whose diminishing fisheries are constrained […]

By George Stoyle|March 12th, 2012|Belize, belize diving, Belize vacation, belize whale shark, Padi, Placencia, scuba dive, snorkeling, whaler shark|0 Comments

Falling in ‘Love with a Belize Honeymoon’!

Little did I know that twenty years later I would be returning to the tiny paradise were Mark (my husband) and I spent our Belize honeymoon. Despite the many changes I see now, mostly for the better, I still remember my first trip back in 1992 as if though it was merely a year ago. We spent most of that one week vacation in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye at Victoria House. The entire experience was magical. Coming from Chicago, a honeymoon in the tropics is quite a treat.
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I first landed at the San Pedro Airstrip on a small flight from […]

By George Stoyle|February 18th, 2012|Beaches and Belize, Belize, Belize vacation, Culture Belize, Placencia, Placencia Belize, Splash Destination Management Company|0 Comments

You Better Belize it! Paradise Is Here

Just 22 miles off the coast of Placencia, in the Central part of the Belize Barrier Reef, lay three tiny picturesque islands â€“ Silk Cayes with white sand beach, swaying coconut trees and crystal clear emerald seas. These Silk Cayes, also known as Queen Cayes, are the perfect postcard images that lure thousands of visitors each year for stunning snorkeling and sunning.

Silk Cayes,along with the Gladden Spit, was declared as a Marine Reserve in May 2000. Since 2003, this reserve has been established as a no take zone, a conch restoration zone, a whale shark and reef â€“ fish […]

By George Stoyle|January 18th, 2012|Belize Beaches, Belize vacation, Culture Belize, Diving in Belize, Placencia, Placencia Belize, Scuba Belize, Scuba Diving|0 Comments

Belize Peace Corp Volunteers – Placencia Scuba Diving Specials!

Natalie Macias, Shaz Davison, Warren Garbutt (Instructor) & Michelle Thompson.

Splash had the privilege of working with three wonderful Belize Peace Corp Volunteers, who wanted to get their open water certification. We want to congratulate Natalie Macias, Shaz Davison & Michelle Thompson.

Learning to assemble the diving gear BCD, Dive tank, and regulator and checkin the BCD

Shaz having a great time being underwater.
Again congrats guys on doing this… we are ever so happy you choose Splash Dive Center.
We hope to see you all very soon, and we look forward to our next Earth Day event, with you and maybe other volunteers joining […]

By George Stoyle|October 30th, 2011|Belize, Belize Peace Corp, Central America, Dive Master, James Cleeve Westby, Junior Club, Placencia, Scuba Diving, Seas Tours, Splash Destination Management Company, Splash Dive Center, Swimming, Volunteers.|0 Comments

Splash Dive Center grounds has its own little Belize flora and fauna.

The term “flora” comes from Latin language Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna.

Photo by: James Cleeve Westby – Yellow Bell

Everyday I sit back and enjoy the beauty of our garden that surround our center. We have so many different types of plants and flowers. My favourite are the hibiscus plants at least that what I think we call them… there are so many colors, We have a yellow bell, a pink bell and of course the red bell, which the cinnamon humming birds seem to like very […]

By George Stoyle|October 16th, 2011|Belize, birds, Central America, Fauna, Flora, flowers, James Cleeve Westby, Placencia, Splash Dive Center, Tropical flowers|0 Comments

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